Ocean crossing wayfarer [[electronic resource] ] : to Iceland and Norway in a 16ft open boat / / Frank and Margaret Dye

• Autore: Dye Frank
• Pubblicazione: London, : Adlard Coles Nautical, 2006
• Edizione: 2nd ed.
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (xii, 164 p., [8] leaves of plates ) : ill. (some col.), maps, ports. (some col.)
• Disciplina: 914.810440922
• Soggetto topico: Voyages and travels
• Soggetto geografico: Iceland Description and travel; Norway Description and travel
• Soggetto genere / forma: Electronic books.
• Altri autori: DyeMargaret
• Note generali: Includes index.
• Nota di contenuto: Cover -- Copyright -- Contents -- Foreword to the First Edition by Ian Proctor -- Preface to the Second Edition -- Acknowledgements by Margaret Dye -- Part 1 WANDERER'S CREWS AND EXPERIENCE GAINED -- Part II ICELAND -- 1 Vikings' Trail -- 2 Dead Reckoning -- 3 Force Eight -- 4 Land -- 5 Collapse -- 6 Vestmann Islands -- Part III INTERLUDE -- 7 Winter Plans -- Part IV NORWAY -- 8 Preparations -- 9 Summer Cruise -- 10 The Faeroes -- 11 Only 400 Miles To Go -- 12 Force Nine! What Will It Be Like? -- 13 Repairs -- 14 The Norwegian Coast -- Part V THE LAST WORD BY MARGARET DYE -- APPENDICES -- A Equipment and Techniques -- B Gear for a Fourteen-Day Cruise -- C The Wayfarer Design by Ian Proctor -- D Reference Diagrams -- Index.
• Sommario/riassunto: This sea story recounts Frank Dye's intrepid voyages in his 16ft Wayfarer dinghy. On the hazardous journey to Iceland and Norway his crew survived gales up to Force 9, capsizing and a broken mast, finally arriving safely to a Scandinavian welcome.
• Titolo autorizzato: Ocean crossing wayfarer
• ISBN: 1-4729-0139-8
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910463068203321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II